A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 146 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands (91 miles) on Saturday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 22/08/15 / 2015-08-22 06:14:20 / August 22, 2015 @ 6:14 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 16:14:20 / 4:14 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10003469. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003469. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 60.2 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 60.2 km, 145.9498° East, 21.4156° North.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 146 km NE of Farallon de Pajaros, Northern Mariana Islands.
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